Hospice in Lakeland, FL
Empath Hospice, LLC
331 S Florida Ave, Ste 201, Lakeland, FL 33801Medicare certified since Jul 23, 2024
Not rated by Medicare (fewer than 75 family surveys).
From Medicare's public data
Hospice details and ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare data, Aug 2026. HonestFarewell doesn't rate or recommend hospices.
From Medicare's records
- Medicare certified since
- Jul 23, 2024
- CMS certification number
- 101573
- County
- Polk
- Serves
- 25 ZIP codes, as listed with Medicare
Quality measures from Medicare
Medicare's own names and figures, with the national figure beside each. Each measure covers its own period. How to read these figures
| Measure | This hospice | National | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences | 96.97 | 99.8 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) | 87.88 | 99.3 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening | 100.00 | 99 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment | Not published by Medicare | 98.3 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening | 96.97 | 99.5 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment | Not published by Medicare | 98.6 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen | Not published by Medicare | 98.5 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure | 84.85 | 96.2 | 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025 |
| Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life | Not published by Medicare | 48.3 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Hospice Care Index Overall Score | Not published by Medicare | 8.8 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| CHC/GIP provided (% days) | Not published by Medicare | 0.5 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) | Not published by Medicare | 52.4 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Early live discharges (% live discharges) | Not published by Medicare | 7.3 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Late live discharges (% live discharges) | Not published by Medicare | 37.4 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) | Not published by Medicare | 8.5 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) | Not published by Medicare | 2.1 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) | Not published by Medicare | 19227 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) | Not published by Medicare | 19.9 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) | Not published by Medicare | 9.6 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Visits near death (% decedents) | Not published by Medicare | 89.3 | 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024 |
| Provided Routine Home Care and other levels of care | Not Available(12) | 87.4 | 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2024 |
| Provided Routine Home Care only | Not Available(12) | 12.6 | 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2024 |
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